constables

plural of constable, chiefly British

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Recent Examples of constables The range of salaries will be $143,400 for constables and $295,564 for District Attorney Phil Sorrells, a North Richland Hills Republican. Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for constables
Noun
  • In 2019, Newton allegedly beat and used a stun gun on a teenager, along with three other officers.
    Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Structural shifts Unlike previous generations of technology, where bespoke automation tools had to be made for every distinct job, LLM Suite can service them all, from traders to wealth managers and risk officers, according to Waldron.
    Hugh Son, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Today’s policed are tomorrow’s policemen.
    Louis Menand, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Two policemen were injured and the driver was killed, police confirmed, after the vehicle landed in a ditch.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Together, O’Neill and Alicia navigate a rabbit hole of deranged folk singers, psychotic cops, boxing promoters, line dancing enthusiasts, and worst of all, podcasters, the truth blurs, bodies stack, and the nature of their search comes into question.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Eventually, though, the cops find video of Maya — the victim from the top of the hour — looking very out of it as a man leads her away from the club’s main room.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 2 Oct. 2025

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“Constables.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/constables. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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